We hear it over and over. Edmonton is an event city. Bring a major event here and people will come out in droves. Article content

But we’ll conveniently gloss over the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championships, moved to August because of COVID. Many of the games were played in an almost-empty arena. Sure, hockey in the summer isn’t ideal, but. save for the final that saw Canada beat Finland in overtime, Edmontonians stayed away. Article content Article content

Oh, remember two years worth of Big Air snowboarding competitions at Commonwealth Stadium? Despite hosting some of the best snowboarders the world has on offer, the 2022 and 2023 events were non-events in terms of ticket sales.

Wednesday’s Rivalry Series game between the two powerhouses of women’s hockey — Canada and the United S

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